Shashanka

major figure in Bengali history
Person human Q2599441
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Shashanka

Summary

Shashanka is a human[1]. He worked as a monarch[2]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (401 views/month, #7,045 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • Shashanka was married to Vijayakirti[4].
  • A child of Shashanka was Manava[5].
  • Shashanka held citizenship in Bengal[6].
  • Shashanka's professions included monarch[2].
  • Shashanka's religion is recorded as Hinduism[7].
  • Shashanka's image is recorded as Sasanka Deva king of Gauda circa 600-630.jpg[8].
  • Shashanka is recorded as male[9].
  • Shashanka's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Shashanka's Commons category is recorded as Shashanka[11].
  • Shashanka's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06vh9j[12].
  • Shashanka's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Shashanka[13].
  • Shashanka's Banglapedia ID is recorded as শশাঙ্ক[14].
  • Shashanka's Banglapedia ID is recorded as Shashanka[15].
  • Shashanka's Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID is recorded as sasanka[16].

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Career and Affiliations

Shashanka worked as a monarch[2].

Personal Life

Among Shashanka's spouses was Vijayakirti[4]. A child of him was Manava[5]. His religion is recorded as Hinduism[7].

Why It Matters

Shashanka ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (401 views/month, #7,045 of 1,000,298).[3] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

FAQs

Who was Shashanka married to?

Shashanka's spouses include Vijayakirti[4].

What did Shashanka do for work?

Shashanka worked as monarch[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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